Name at least three strategies that can be employed to reduce stereotype threat
What will be an ideal response?
Stereotype threat can be reduced with a number of situational changes, some of which
are very minor. First, simply telling a test-taker that the task is not indicative of his or
her intellectual abilities can reduce stereotype threat. Second, encouraging students to
think of intelligence as malleable rather than fixed can make those students less
vulnerable to stereotype threat. Finally, simply asking students to think about the values
and interests that are very important to them (and that are not under threat) can reduce
the risk of them falling prey to stereotype threat on an assessment.
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a. politics. b. sex. c. education. d. prejudice.
The positive correlation between IQ scores of unrelated children reared in the same home shows the influence of their
a. shared environmental experiences. b. personally unique environmental experiences. c. personally unique nutritional preferences. d. personally unique genetic heritages.
Ivan Pavlov was originally attempting to identify __________
a. neural receptors in the mouths of dogs b. amount of salivation in a dog's response to a tone c. principles of classical conditioning d. amount of salivation in a dog's response to a bell
Aaron pledges a fraternity and is introduced to a group of current fraternity members, including one member, Bob, who was particularly animated and full of energy. After joining the fraternity, Aaron was assigned to room with Bob. He was surprised to learn that Bob was actually relatively calm and subdued most of the time. According to social-cognitive theorists, which of the following best explains the differences Aaron observed in Bob's behavior?
A. His individual personality was a stronger influence than the group environment. B. His behavior is now under his control and is no longer being reciprocally determined. C. He had an internal locus of control but now appears to have an external locus of control. D. The group environment exerted a strong influence on his personality.